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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Onyura",
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        "legal_name": "Michael Aringo Onyura",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to make my comments on the President‟s Address to the House. Going through the Speech, I will say that the President said a number of good things. But there are some things which are, perhaps, controversial. For me, the way I look at it is, there are some promises that have been made in this Speech for which we will hold him up to as we await implementation. I have noted what he said about the economy - that it is growing at 6 per cent. Unless the statistics are put within certain context, they can also be misleading. However, even with that, with the potential that this country has got, I do not see why we should not easily do double-digits which, again, is something that the Jubilee Government has been promising - that our aim is to grow our economy to double-digits. This is very possible because the only thing we need to do is to make sure that the issue of corruption, which all of us have been talking about, is dealt with squarely. As for me, I see that we have the potential to grow the economy much faster and higher than this. The biggest challenge that we have in this country is unemployment and, particularly, for our youth. That can be tackled in a more meaningful way. I also want to note what has been said about infrastructure. There have been significant promises to us. I would like to take note of what is happening in the energy sector. I note with pleasure and look forward to having over 1 million connections. For me, this is a very significant development. If we achieve this in one year and make that our target annually, I think we will be able to deliver significant and noticeable development, particularly in the rural areas. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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